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Gypsum from
Guanomi mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guanomi mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291630:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘJones-Kincaid mine, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘFrank Free Canyon (Lower Olinghouse placer), Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘTaylor-Branch prospect, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘFour Jacks claim, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘErway Quicksilver prospect, Desert Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘArkell shaft, Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Ramsey Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘWedekind shaft, Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘDesert King shaft, Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Wallace, A.B., (1975) Geology and mineral deposits of the Pyramid District, Washoe County, Nevada [Ph.D. thesis]: University of Nevada, Reno, 162 p.
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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